Description of the Activities in which the Student Pharmacist will be Involved

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care is a leader in the provision of managed health care services. Harvard Pilgrim’s passion is to make health care work better for the people and communities we serve. We collaborate with consumers, doctors, employers and brokers to offer innovative, customized solutions, delivered with exceptional service, all with the goal of improving value and quality across the health care system. Our mission is to improve the quality and value of health care for the people and the communities we serve, to be consistently recognized as a leading health services company in each of our markets. At Harvard Pilgrim, we believe that greatness is built from the inside out and comes from the values that we all practice and share. Harvard Pilgrim initiates many projects related to the improvement of health and wellness in the care of its members. These projects are targeted at members of all ages and diagnoses.

Projects will allow the student to participate in and learn about the administration of a prescription drug benefit for Commercial, Part D and Public Healthcare Exchanges. Activities will take place on site in the HPHC corporate office located in Wellesley, MA. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm. Projects may involve direct contact with HPHC members or may involve research, design and implementation of pharmacy initiatives. The student will be precepted by a Registered Pharmacist and will participate in multidisciplinary teams that include Physicians, Pharmacists, program consultants and business analysts. During the rotation, pharmacy students will divide their time between Clinical Pharmacy Operations and Pharmacy Contracting.